Writing attachment for automobile steering-wheels



A. C. FOX.

WRITING ATTACHMENT FUR AUTOMOBILE STEERING WHEELS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR- 27. 1920.

1,344,498. Patented June 22, 1920.

ATTORNEY WITNESS B.

ALBERT C. FOX, OF LAMAR, COLORADO.

WRITING ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILE STEERING-WHEELS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 22, 1920.

Application filed March 27, 1920. Serial No. 369,892.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ALBERT C. Fox a citizen of the United States,residing at 1 1amar, in the county of Prowers and State of Colorado,have invented new and useful Improvements in Writing Attachments forAutomobile Steering-Wheels, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my present invention is the provision of a simple andinexpensive attachment, susceptible of ready application to anautomobile steering wheel without involving change in the constructionthereof and embodying means for holding and supporting a pad of paperfor memorandum purposes, and also embodying means for carrying a pencilas well as means for lessening the transmission of vibration to the padof paper so that entries may be made on the pad while the automobile isin motion or while the engine thereof is running.

To the attainment of the foregoing, the invention consists in theimprovement as hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, hereby made a part hereof:

Figure 1 is a view illustrating the application of my novel attachmentto a steering wheel.

Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view of the attachment per 86.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section taken through the attachmentwhile properly positioned on the wheel.

imilar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all of theviews of the drawings.

The steering wheel 1 is of the ordinary or of any other appropriateconstruction, and is not of my invention.

Among other elements my novel attachment comprises a body plate 2. Thesaid body plate is preferably of sheet-metal, and its end portions arecurled inwardly as illustrated to form a pencil holder 3, and a spring4. In the said spring 4, formed by the curled end portion of the bodyplate, is arranged a clamping plate 5, the function of which is to claspa pad of paper, indicated by 6, against the body plate 2 and in suchmanner that memorandums may be conveniently made upon the top sheet ofthe pad. The clamping plate 5 is of course subject to the action of thespring t, and is yieldingly held by said spring against the pad 6. n theplate 5 is a tongue 7 that extends through an aperture 8 in the spring fand afi'ords a convenient means for moving the working edge portion ofthe plate 5 away from the body plate 2 so as to permit of the readyinterposition of a fresh pad of paper between the plate 5 and the bodyplate 2 whenever the same is necessary. At its outer side the spring 4is provided with a stop 9 to limit the movement of the tongue 7 in theopening of the clamping means.

Carried by and extending beyond one end of the body plate 2 are clips 10through the medium of which the attachment is removably aflixed on thecircular hand portion of the wheel 1. Adjacent to its opposite end andat its back, the body plate 2 is provided with hooks 11 that arepreferably struck therefrom. These hooks serve for the connection of arubber band 12 that is disposed under tension between them and isadapted to constitute an inexpensive cush- 1011. The said cushion isadapted to bear on one of the spokes of the wheel 1, and its function isto absorb vibrations and prevent the transmission of the same to theplate 2 and the pad thereon.

My novel attachment will be found particularly useful for physicians andothers who are called upon to make frequent calls in an automobile, andmanifestly after making a call, a physician or other person onreentering the automobile is enabled to check off entries on the pad andto make such notes on the pad as are necessary as a matter of routine.

I prefer to detachably fasten the attachment on the steering wheel, butI do not desire to be understood as confining myself to this feature,inasmuch as it is within the purview of my invention to permanentlyconnect the outer end of the body plate 2 to the circular hand portionof the Wheel 1.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters-Patent, is:

1. A Writing attachment for automobile steering wheels comprising a padbody having an integral resilient curl at one end and clamping means insaid curl and subject to the resilient action thereof, clip means at oneend of the body plate and adapted to receive and engage the handleportion of a steering wheel, and a rubber band stretched betweenseparated holding means at the under side of the body plate adjacent tothe opposite end thereof and adapted to bearon a spoke of a steeringwheel to prevent the transmission of vibration to the body plate.

j 2. A writing attachment for automobile steering 'wheels oomprrising abody arranged to restabove a spo e of the wheel and to be connected atits outer end to the handle portion of the wheel, said body having innerend thereof in position to bear'upon the spoke of the Wheel and toprevent the transmission of vibration to the body. m

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ALBERT G. FOX.

